The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see
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The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see resource for landlubbers and mariners alike.

Carol Gafford is a public librarian, family historian, amateur archivist and book savior. She is currently the youth services/outreach librarian at the Swansea Public Library and volunteers for several museum and historical societies including the Marine Museum at Fall River, the Swansea Historical Society and the Bristol Historical and Preservation society. She is the editor of Past Times, the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and is always looking for a new project to take on.

Commander Cody (left) shakes up The Narrows Center in Fall River, with Professor Louie and the Crowmatix opening. Larry Coryell tops a jazz tribute to Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith at Scullers, through saturday. Marshfield songsmith Kevin Connolly at the Plough & Stars in Cambridge. Norwell's Sam Chase Band at Toad in Cambridge. Springfield's excellent reggae troupe, the Fear Nuttin' band, at Brighton Music Hall. Playin' Dead does their tribute at Church. Pianist Bill Charlap and his trio at The RegattaBar in Harvard Square. The Throwdown Blues Band heats up Presidents Rock Club. The Coalition rocks The Beachcomber in Quincy. The Matthew Smart Band (is he Maxwell Smart's brother?) at Mari's Place. 1960's retro sound Muck & the Mires at Radio in Somerville. Infected Mushroom is the band at The House of Blues in Boston. Fil Pacino sings at Tinker's Son. A multi-band tribute to Onset Blues Cafe owner Grant MacConnell, who passed away last week, at the Trowbridge Tavern in Bourne. Boston rock legends The Lyres at the Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge. Lake Street Dive's eclectic sound at The Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. Protean pianist Bruce Bears at The Beehive in Boston. Two shows at Johnny Ds: at 7:30 p.m. it's songwriter Susan McKeown; and at 10 p.m. it's the B-52s tribute act Bikini Whale.

SATURDAY'S BEST

Whitman's fine hard-rocking group Itchy Bean (right) sure to heat up the C-Note in Hull. Norwell's Totem plays the Midway Cafe in Jamaica Plain. Medicine Man rocks Mari's Place. The Joshua Tree's U2 tribute at The Beachcomber. New Orleans sends us Big Sam's Funky Nation to get Brighton Music Hall jumping. The 2013 Hot Stove Cool Music benefit takes over The Paradise, with Kay Hanley, The Chad Hollister Band, the Parkington Sisters, and the usual Hot Stove All Star Band including Peter Gammons, Theo Epstein, and Beantown faves Mike Gent, Tim Gearn, and Robin Lane. Howie Day sings at The Sinclair in Cambridge. Comanchero, with the Highway Ghosts, at Tommy Doyle's in Harvard Square. B-Side Charlie rocks Presidents Rock Club. Don White sings at Club Passim in Cambridge. Willie J. Laws brings the blues to The Ming Dynasty in Marshfield. The London Souls perform at Cafe 939 in Boston. Weymouth's own Rick Russell Band at Smoken' Joe's in Allston. Edgy new rock with The Barricades, and The Wild Northern, at the Middle East Downstairs. Jazz-rock guitar from Johnny A at the Narrows Center. Funktapuss heats up Church. Sugar ray & the Bluetones worth a trip to Framingham's Amazuing Things Art Center. Braintree's Carla Ryder sings with Miriam at Toad. Berklee College salutes Elvis Presley's birthday (Jan. 8) with a show at Berklee Performane Center featuring homegrown Elvis tribute master Steve Connolly.

UPCOMING

Sunday afternoon, Club Passim hosts a 4:30 p.m. show with Swedish fiddler Anna Lindblad (left) and American folkie Ryan Drickey--expect fiddles, banjos and guitars. Sunday night Club Passim welcomes the booming voice of Garnet Rogers. Niki & the Dove land at Brighton Music Hall on Sunday. The Massachusetts Blues Society has a big benefit show Sunday afternoon at The Tavern in Plainville, raising funds to send their Battle of the Blues bands winner, the Charlie Keating Band, to Memphis for the national competition. Monday the alt-folk band known as Freakwater hits the Narrows Center. Tuesday songwriter Danielle Miraglia joins Ed Scheer's weekly jam at Smoken' Joe's. Wednesday night is the Boston Blues Society's fundraiser,to send their winner, Gracie Curran & the High Falutin' Band, to Memphis, at Johnny D's. Remember, that show by jazz legend Billy Cobham at the RegattaBar on Jan. 17 is sold out, but plenty of tickets remain for G.Love and Special sdauce at the Paradise on the same night. And don't forget the estimable Shelby Lynne at scullers, also on January 17. Lots of action on Jan. 18, with Lakeville's Amy Correia at Club Passim; Augustana doing an acoustic gig at The Paradise; and soulman Darrell Nulisch at The RegattaBar. John Waite rocks the Narrows Center on Jan. 25.